On Oct. 6, dozens of UOP customers joined President and CEO Rajeev Gautam and other UOP executives for an academic forum followed by dinner at Chicago’s famed Field Museum of Natural History. The event was in commemoration of UOP’s 100th year in business and included guests from major North American oil and gas companies.
At the forum, Rajeev described UOP’s role in building the oil and gas industry during the last century, and provided his view of how the oil and gas industry will grow in the next century. Joining Rajeev at the event was Pulitzer Prize-winning author and vice chairman of IHS Daniel Yergin, who spoke about global market dynamics in the oil and gas industry. Following Dr. Yergin was former ExxonMobil chairman and CEO Lee Raymond, who discussed the importance of investing in innovation. David Martindale, Senior Director – R&D, concluded the discussion with a review of new UOP technologies.
The gathering at the museum provided an opportunity to thank customers for their continued partnership – all in the shadow of Sue, the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found.
“We were very happy to bring our message to customers in this way on the occasion of our 100th anniversary,” said Rajeev. “We were even more pleased that so many were able to join us at these events to tell us personally how much UOP means to their businesses.”
This was one of several similar events being held around the world during the UOP’s Centennial year.
